€130 million paid in 2025 Tipperary farm payments
Figures for the last 10 years were recently released by the Department of Agriculture
€133 million was paid out to farmers in Tipperary in 2025, according to recent figures published by the Department of Agriculture, part of over €2 billion in supports awarded nationally last year.
In the Premier county, the amount granted in various farm supports has ranged annually from €118 million to €133 million in each year for the for the last decade.
These payments include both direct and capital payments.
2025 saw the highest sum paid out across Ireland at €2.17 billion, up from €1.185 billion in 2016.
The figures were provided by Minister Martin Heydon on foot of a parliamentary question from Deputy Conor McGuinness, and included the full amount granted in the form of CAP, ACRES, TAMS and other farm support payments.
Minister Heydon also made the point that the figures do not include the value of non-financial supports provided by the Department, such as advice clinics or workshop supports.
SUPPORTS
Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes (TAMS) provide grants to farmers to build or improve farm buildings and equipment. The CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) payments come via the EU, and include income support for young farmers, the Basic income support for sustainability (BISS), and eco-scheme payments.
ACRES (Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme) is one under which farmers can get support for adopting practices that address biodiversity decline; the scheme offers income support for up to 50,000 farm families in Ireland, say the Department.